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Delta Flight Lands Safely After Flap Malfunction
A Detroit-bound Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Wednesday afternoon after experiencing technical difficulties following take-off from Paris, the airline said. “Delta Flight 99 ...
US Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing
A US Airways flight from Ireland’s Shannon Airport made an emergency landing at Philadelphia airport on Wednesday due to an unspecified threat, police and the airline said. “There was some type of threat made...
Kenya Resumes Some International Flights
Some international flights resumed at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta airport on Thursday, but visitors complained and vital air cargo was blocked underlining fears that fire damage could threaten its role as Kenya’s...
Israel Shuts Eilat Airport, Citing Security
Israel closed Eilat airport near Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Thursday until further notice because of security concerns, the military said. “Due to security assessments, the Israeli army has instructed Eilat A...
Airbus Won 932 Orders January-July
Airbus said it won 932 gross aircraft orders in the first seven months of the year, already beating its 2012 tally and taking it closer to its full-year target for more than 1,000 passenger jet orders. New orders last mo...
Asiana Crash Rescue Video Shows Girl Overlooked
A video obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper shows that the supervisor directing the firefighting effort at the Asiana 777 crash site was not told that a teenage girl was on the ground until after she was ru...
